
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wansbeck Estuary today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wansbeck Estuary at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wansbeck Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SW 5 | N 13 | W 5 | WNW 5 | N 8 | NNW 6 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 38 | 37 | 161 | 255 | 233 | 154 | 517 | 520 | 318 | 232 | 164 | 111 | 127 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:28AM3.73m | 2:07PM3.78m | 2:08AM4.02m | 2:42PM4.07m | 2:46AM4.28m | 3:16PM4.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.74m | 8:12PM1.07m | 8:33AM0.46m | 8:49PM0.78m | 9:09AM0.23m | 9:26PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | N 8 |
45 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 255 | 233 | 154 | 37 | 15 | 318 | 232 | 164 | 111 | 51 | 16 | 140 | 91 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | N 13 | S 7 | — | S 6 | N 8 | NNE 12 |
1 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 69 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 6 | — | WNW 2 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | N 8 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 |
— | 5 | 37 | 161 | — | 1 | 136 | 517 | 520 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 127 | 261 | 45 | 80 | 93 | 92 | 113 | 178 | 139 | 77 | 48 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 268 | 290 | 74 | 11 | 12 | 393 | 407 | 168 | 177 | 6 | 11 | 612 | 612 | 864 | 773 | 909 | 909 | 773 | 920 | 920 | 789 | 822 | 567 |
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